Argentina

Round of 32

Past match

Argentina won.

Argentina beat Cape Verde

2 – 3

AET · Fri, Jul 3

Match Details

Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens, Florida) · 64,478 fans · FOX, Telemundo, FOX One View tournament bracket →

Highlights

Messi and Argentina beat Cape Verde 3-2 in extra time thriller, advancing to World Cup Round of 16

Diney Borges' own goal in extra time saw Argentina take the victory, as Lionel Messi extended his record with his 20th World Cup goal..

Recap via ESPN

0:38 Gibbs: Cape Verde exposed Argentina's vulnerabilities

0:39 Chaos in Cape Verde as stunning goal shocks Argentina

0:48 Buenos Aires goes wild for Messi's opening goal vs. Cape Verde

Clips play on ESPN

Commentary

·Match ends, Argentina 3, Cabo Verde 2.
120'+4'Second Half Extra Time ends, Argentina 3, Cabo Verde 2.
120'+2'Attempt missed. Hélio Varela (Cabo Verde) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
120'+2'Attempt blocked. Jamiro Monteiro (Cabo Verde) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yannick Semedo with a cross.
120'+1'Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
120'+1'Corner, Cabo Verde. Conceded by Lisandro Martínez.
120'+1'Attempt blocked. Hélio Varela (Cabo Verde) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yannick Semedo.
119'Offside, Cabo Verde. Dailon Livramento is caught offside.
119'Corner, Cabo Verde. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
119'Attempt saved. Diney Borges (Cabo Verde) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Emiliano Martínez (Argentina). Assisted by Steven Moreira with a cross.
116'Corner, Cabo Verde. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
116'Attempt saved. Sidny Cabral (Cabo Verde) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top right corner by Emiliano Martínez (Argentina).

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CPV	0	1	1	0	2
ARG	1	0	1	1	3

Match Leaders

Cape Verde

DD Deroy Duarte · 1Goals
SL Sidny Lopes Cabral · 2Total Shots
V Vozinha · 8Saves
KP Kevin Pina · 15Defensive Interventions
KP Kevin Pina · 50Accurate Passes

Argentina

LM Lionel Messi · 1Goals
Lionel Messi · 9Total Shots
EM Emiliano Martínez · 3Saves
LP Leandro Paredes · 10Defensive Interventions
Lisandro Martínez · 116Accurate Passes

Key Events

115'Gonzalo Montiel (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

111'Own Goal by Diney Borges, Cabo Verde. Argentina 3, Cabo Verde 2.

104'Substitution, Argentina. Gonzalo Montiel replaces Nahuel Molina.

103'Goal! Argentina 2, Cabo Verde 2. Sidny Cabral (Cabo Verde) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Yannick Semedo.

100'Substitution, Cabo Verde. Gilson Benchimol replaces Kevin Pina.

100'Substitution, Cabo Verde. Yannick Semedo replaces Deroy Duarte.

92'Goal! Argentina 2, Cabo Verde 1. Lisandro Martínez (Argentina) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister with a headed pass following a corner.

86'Substitution, Argentina. Nicolás Tagliafico replaces Facundo Medina because of an injury.

84'Substitution, Argentina. Leandro Paredes replaces Rodrigo De Paul.

80'Substitution, Cabo Verde. Hélio Varela replaces Jovane Cabral.

80'Substitution, Cabo Verde. Willy Semedo replaces Ryan Mendes.

68'Kevin Pina (Cabo Verde) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

67'Substitution, Cabo Verde. Dailon Livramento replaces Nuno da Costa.

67'Substitution, Cabo Verde. Jamiro Monteiro replaces Laros Duarte.

64'Substitution, Argentina. Nico González replaces Thiago Almada.

63'Substitution, Argentina. Julián Alvarez replaces Lautaro Martínez.

59'Goal! Argentina 1, Cabo Verde 1. Deroy Duarte (Cabo Verde) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Mendes.

29'Goal! Argentina 1, Cabo Verde 0. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Lisandro Martínez with a through ball.